diff --git a/settings/settings.go b/settings/settings.go
index 214ff9e..0b4c9cc 100644
--- a/settings/settings.go
+++ b/settings/settings.go
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func GetSettings() (settings Settings) {
 
 	// If token is not set via flag, get it from env
 	if settings.Token == "null" || settings.Token == "" {
-		settings.Token = getToken()
+		settings.Token = GetToken()
 	}
 
 	if settings.Token == "null" || settings.Token == "" {
diff --git a/settings/utils.go b/settings/utils.go
index 5b66163..5eb4d0b 100644
--- a/settings/utils.go
+++ b/settings/utils.go
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import (
 	flag "github.com/spf13/pflag"
 )
 
-func getToken() string {
+// GetToken retrieves the GitHub token from the environment variable or config file
+func GetToken() string {
 	token := os.Getenv("GITHUB_RECON_TOKEN")
 	if token != "" {
 		return token